Best Type of Oats for Shake

[JamesHowlett]

I just started putting oats in my shake and i dont think i got the ones that are good for shakes, theyre heavy and thick and most of them end up settling at the bottom of the glass. Anybody have a good brand they can recommend?

[PC650]

ya i had the same problem, you prob bought the old fashion 5 minute oats. try the 1 minute oats they are smaller and better for shakes, cuz i do the same thing

[JamesHowlett]

ya i had the same problem, you prob bought the old fashion 5 minute oats. try the 1 minute oats they are smaller and better for shakes, cuz i do the same thing

Any good brand?

[PC650]

well i use safeway brand lol im cheap

[ModelInProgress]

You could also try using a coffee grinder (kind of like a food processor, but designed to grind down coffee beans) to grind them into a fine powder. I used to put flaxseed in my protein shakes and I used the coffee grinder to grind them down first.

[gbrice75]

You're not doing anything wrong - they are gonna do that, sink to the bottom. You just need to close the top and shake it up again in between/right before taking another swig, or stir. I thought it would suck when I started doing it too, but now I actually enjoy chewing em' up!

[PC650]

i cant stand chewing them up yuck

[awesome1]

I look forward to my oat shake. Sometimes I just put a cup of oats in water and blend if I'm short on time. mmmmmmm

[JamesHowlett]

You could also try using a coffee grinder (kind of like a food processor, but designed to grind down coffee beans) to grind them into a fine powder. I used to put flaxseed in my protein shakes and I used the coffee grinder to grind them down first.

How much do they usually cost? And would it work with oats?

[ModelInProgress]

I bought mine a few years ago and I don't remember what I paid, but you can find them for less than $20. Flaxseeds are tiny, much smaller than oats, so it should work fine on the oats as well.

[edgarr]

grinder will work or you can also try putting the oats in the blender first and blend longer, that worked for me.

[dosXX]

Or you can try setting your blender into "high" mode or whatever the highest setting you can use and just let it blend for atleast 20 seconds. I had the same problem you described but after I found the right settings if feels like drinking a plain shake. you wouldn't even feel the oats. Hope this help because I hate to see you waste a good o' old fashioned Oats. hehehe

[JasonT]

coffee grinder, use it

[McFly]

I just started putting oats in my shake and i dont think i got the ones that are good for shakes, theyre heavy and thick and most of them end up settling at the bottom of the glass. Anybody have a good brand they can recommend?

Use oat bran.. wont sink and dont have to chew it